triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
how can (one) do something
the other day; lately; recently
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
lowly person; lowliness; I
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
prosperous person; powerful person
inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess